could liis admirers have had their own short-siffhted way about it. A group of 

 wild flowers — and they are always beautiful — in the hands of a laughing, innocent 

 girl — no matter about her age — where a dozen such are rambling over the grass, 

 or among the trees, always draws the sunny side of my heart into their very midst, 

 from the hopeful days of boyhood even to yesterday, v/hen a score of the hapjiy, 

 wayward things made fearful havoc through the tall grass in my lawn, and among 

 ray snowballs, honeysuckles, and peonies ; it was lucky the tulips were passe, for 

 every one would have been beheaded. One-half the every-day charm of woman 

 is, her love of, and attention to, flowers in their season ; and all parents, having 

 the opportunity, who neglect to educate their daughters in the knowledge and care 

 of flowers, leave out one of the elements of education, which makes them better 

 children, better wives, better mothers — indeed, better everything belonging to the 

 gentler nature of woman. 



A Feio Remarls on Late Grape Crops. — I like William Chorlton, and his way 

 of growing grapes, and talking about them. A sensiljle, practical man, with no 

 nonsense about him. Read Chorlton, wherever you find his mark. If you grow 

 grapes, you'll be all the wiser for it ; and if you don't, it will interest you. 



Protection to Farms. — Yery well said by Mr. Cliarles Downing ; but, for ray 

 part, I prefer a farm where tree protection comes by nature. For those who have 

 pitched their homes on the wide Western prairies, his suggestions are valual)le. 

 I could talk somewhat on that subject myself, but Mr. Downing has said quite 

 enough to set ten thousand tree planters at work for the next twenty years. 



The Strati'berry Seedling. — A delightful story. " The Elder,'''' Emile may be, 

 but that imagination, so full of simple narrative, poetry, and refinement, can never 

 be "old." The " Clover Hill Seedling!" — a charming name for a new strawberry I 

 A good, Christian man, too, is "Emile the Elder," as his " moral" testifies. What 

 a poor, heartless race of men we should be, in the absence of such gentle spirits 

 to guide us in our daily paths, and restrain us within the exercise of the humani- 

 ties of life! Let us, most rare " Emile," again hear your genial conversation. 



Michigan Agricrdtural Society. — Those annual volumes of Transactions which 

 issue from the various State societies of our country, are most gratifying evidences 

 of the advancement of American agriculture. They commenced, long years ago, 

 in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and, now and then, in other States ; yet, after 

 awhile, from the want of systematic action, gradually died out. In 1842, New 

 York adopted a vigorous, well devised plan of publishing the annual transactions 

 of its agricultural societies, which it still keeps up, to its great advantage ; and 

 its example has been followed by sundry other States, until such States as don't 

 do it, have not much celebrity in agricultural spirit and improvement. 



Why is it that the newer States, like Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and, perhaps, 

 another one or two, are so far in advance of some of the older ones in such enter- 

 prises ? I trust that these " old fogies" are not to be gathered up among the 

 fossil remains of our agricultural enterprise. Their worn and stubborn soils still 

 yield kindly fruits and harvests when properly tilled, and it only needs the active 

 minds of their young farmers to put them rectus in curia, as the lawyers say, by 

 the side of their younger brethren. 



Colombian Guano. — " Eighty per cent, of the phosphate of lime !" Is that 

 so ? and "five millions of tons !" Well, that will do — for awhile, at least. " A 

 Philadelphia Company," the owners, too, of all this fertilizing wealth ! What is 

 the stock worth, Mr. Editor ? We must look into this matter, and if it be " true to 

 the card," somebody must make a heap of money out of those odoriferous heaps 

 in question. I think, however, I'll look on and see how the guano works for a 

 year or two, before I invest in it. Jeffreys. 



